Shloka 35

Devanagari script

दुःशासनं शतानीको हार्दिक्यं शिनिपुड्रव:ः । धृष्टय्युम्नो द्रोणसुतं स्वयं योत्स्याम्यहं कृपम्‌

Transliteration

Duḥśāsanaṁ Śatānīko Hārdikyaṁ Śinipuṅgavaḥ | Dhṛṣṭadyumno Droṇasutaṁ svayaṁ yotsyāmy ahaṁ Kṛpam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Duḥśāsana will engage Śatānīka; Hārdikya will engage that bull among the Śinis; and I myself, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, will fight Kṛpa, while others will take on Droṇa’s son.”

Word by Word

दुःशासनम्Duhshasana

शतानीकम्Shatanika

हार्दिक्यम्Hardikya

शिनिपुड्रवःShinipudrava (a warrior/son of Shini line)

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna

द्रोणसुतम्son of Drona (Ashvatthaman)

स्वयम्personally, oneself

योत्स्यामिI shall fight

अहम्I

कृपम्Kripa

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duḥśāsana

Śatānīka

Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)

Śini (clan reference)

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Droṇasuta (Aśvatthāman)

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, leaders attempt to impose structure through assigned duels and responsibilities; yet the ethical tension remains—personal hatred and vows can masquerade as ‘duty,’ showing how dharma becomes difficult to discern amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports the planned matchups of key warriors: Duḥśāsana is set against Śatānīka; Hārdikya against a foremost Śini warrior; Dhṛṣṭadyumna declares he will personally fight Kṛpa, while the conflict also involves Droṇa’s son, Aśvatthāman.